vs Ecuadoran Pericote

Buellia aethalea compared with Phyllotis haggardi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank		Ecuadoran Pericote
Kingdom	Fungi (Pilze)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Schlauchpilze)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Caliciales (Caliciales)	Rodentia (Nagetiere)
Family	Caliciaceae	Cricetidae
Genus	Buellia	Phyllotis
Species	Buellia aethalea	Phyllotis haggardi

Conservation Status

LC — Least Concern

Ecuadoran Pericote

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute		Ecuadoran Pericote
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

Ecuadoran Pericote

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Buellia aethalea is a crustose lichen in the family Caliciaceae, assessed as Least Concern (LC). It grows on siliceous rock surfaces in exposed habitats and produces a grey to dark thallus with lecidine apothecia. It is widely distributed across temperate and boreal regions on suitable rock substrates.